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The NCIS star and co-owner of New York City's Donna Bell's Bake Shop shares one of her store's signature desserts

MAGIC BARS

Makes 24 bars

2 cups flour

½ cup confectioners sugar

Pinch salt

½ lb. (2 sticks) unsalted, cold butter, cut in cubes

¾ cup dark chocolate chips

1 cup Reese's Pieces

¼ cup white chocolate chips

½ cup dried cranberries

¾ cup coconut

¾ cup chopped pecans

½ cup sweetened condensed milk

½ cup evaporated milk

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor with a steel blade, mix together flour, confectioners sugar and salt. Add butter and pulse a few times until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place mixture into a 13"× 9" pan and press down firmly to form a crust. Bake for 25 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, mix together dark chocolate chips and the next 5 ingredients. Remove pan from the oven. Immediately pour chip mixture over crust. Drizzle both milks evenly over the top. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely in pan, then cut into bars.